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Chapter 4
AirPort Network Designs
To set up a WPA Personal network:
1
Open AirPort Admin Utility, select your base station, and click Configure.
2
Click Change Wireless Security in the AirPort pane.
3
Choose WPA Personal from the Wireless Security pop-up menu.
4
Choose Password from the pop-up menu to enter an ASCII password of 8 to 63 ASCII
characters, or choose Pre-Shared Key to enter a hexadecimal password of exactly 64
hexadecimal characters.
characters, or choose Pre-Shared Key to enter a hexadecimal password of exactly 64
hexadecimal characters.
Setting Up Access Control
Access control lets you specify which AirPort computers can send or receive
information through the base station to the wired network.
information through the base station to the wired network.
Each AirPort-equipped computer has a unique AirPort ID (also known as the MAC
address). You can restrict access by creating an access control list that includes only the
MAC addresses for computers you want to access your wired network.
address). You can restrict access by creating an access control list that includes only the
MAC addresses for computers you want to access your wired network.
To find the MAC address (AirPort ID) of your computer’s AirPort Card, click the AirPort
button in the Network pane of System Preferences.
button in the Network pane of System Preferences.
To set up the access control list:
1
Open AirPort Admin Utility, select your base station, and click Configure.
2
Click Access Control.
3
Click Add (+) and enter the AirPort ID (MAC address) and an optional description for
the computers that will access the network. Select an AirPort ID and click Delete (–) to
remove it from the list.
the computers that will access the network. Select an AirPort ID and click Delete (–) to
remove it from the list.
Important:
AirPort access control prevents computers that aren’t on the access control
list from accessing the AirPort network. For information on how to prevent
unauthorized computers from joining the AirPort network, see “Setting Up the AirPort
Network” on page 23.
unauthorized computers from joining the AirPort network, see “Setting Up the AirPort
Network” on page 23.
You can also add the MAC address of a third-party 802.11 wireless networking card to
the access control list. Most third-party cards have the MAC address on a label attached
to the metal case of the card.
the access control list. Most third-party cards have the MAC address on a label attached
to the metal case of the card.
Access control is not compatible with WPA Enterprise mode. You can use either access
control or WPA Enterprise in a network, but you can’t use both.
control or WPA Enterprise in a network, but you can’t use both.
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